Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 35  Number 8  August 20-27, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Lung cancer drug and companion diagnostic test are approved.
Voelker R et al. JAMA 2015 Aug 18. 314(7) 662

Omic personality: implications of stable transcript and methylation profiles for personalized medicine
Tabassum R, et al.  Genome Medicine 2015, 7:88  Aug 13

Our obsession with hereditary cancers didn’t start when we discovered the breast cancer gene, the Conversation, Aug 19

Defining the role of a medical geneticist,  by Liz Harley, Front Line Genomics, Aug 18

Jimmy Carter's cancer: What a family history of cancer means for you, by Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, Aug 18

Special issue looks at what’s ahead in precision medicine, PR Web, Aug 18

Center for Medical Technology Policy releases reimbursement guidelines for NGS oncology testing,Genome Web, Aug 17 [by free subscription only]

The many considerations of 'one health' genomics, by Dr Chris Rands, PHG Foundation, Aug 18 

Why Public Health England should make the most of genomics, by Dr Hilary Burton, PHG Foundation, Aug 17

Peering into my own genome —Genomic sequencing held a surprise or two, but no scares, by Michael Smith, Medpage Today, Aug 16

We’ll see you, anon, The Economist, Aug 15

Breast cancer genetic tests, beyond BRCA, can help personalize treatment plan, by Kathryn Doyle, Genetic Literacy Project, Aug 14

REALIZE: Anacetrapib as a lipid-modifying therapy in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, by Erin D. Michos, American College of Cardiology, Aug 14

Anthem BCBS changes policy, deems NIPT medically necessary for average-, low-risk pregnancies,Genome Web, Aug 12 [by free subscription only]

Could the DNA-editing CRISPR revolutionize medicine? By Carina Storrs, CNN, Aug 12

New method improves detection of causal genes, by Rebecca Burbidge, PHG Foundation, Aug 11

Obesity gene? Gene discovered that could be an important cause of obesity, Science Daily, Aug 10

The growing importance of genomics for rare disease, Genomics Education Programme, Aug 10

In a former first family, cancer has a grim legacy, by Denise Grady, New York Times, Aug 7

Maximizing your health data, by Katy Human, Genome, Summer 2015